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Älmevallen
Spectators: 7193 (Terracing: 5490, Seating: 1683, VIP seats: 20) Calle Hökqvist started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jarl Kleen kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Calle Hökqvist in the 8thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Christian Eklund, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Christian Eklund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Calle Hökqvist in the 12th minute of play. Jan-Åke Holmstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bo-Erik Benett in the 16th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Magne Hellqvist could shoot a difficult shot in the 17th minute, which Christian Eklund however easily saved by the left post. When Calle Hökqvist came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Älmhults IF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Calle Hökqvist couldn't finish the play. Calle Hökqvist's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, Christian Eklund skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Calle Hökqvist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 26th minute, Magne Hellqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mariestad's goalkeeper Christian Eklund, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With his leg Christian Eklund managed to avoid a goal in the 41stth minute, when Älmhults IF's Calle Hökqvist fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Mariestad getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Jarl Kleen hit a great ball. Calle Hökqvist struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Christian Eklund didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Älmhults IF. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

After a defensive mix-up in Mariestad's zone, Calle Hökqvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christian Eklund came out of the goal and Calle Hökqvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gilbert Rolandsson hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Älmhults IF's Jan-Åke Holmstedt got control of the ball when Ingvar Larsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jan-Åke Holmstedt made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Ingvar Larsson sent off a good shot on target. Magne Hellqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Börje Brandin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Eklund having to interfere. Börje Brandin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Calle Hökqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Eklund having to interfere. Magne Hellqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Magne Hellqvist came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Älmhults IF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Magne Hellqvist couldn't finish the play. Christian Eklund didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Calle Hökqvist went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Calle Hökqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Eklund having to interfere. 92 minutes into the match, Mariestad's goal looked a bit too open when Calle Hökqvist came free, but Christian Eklund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christian Eklund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Calle Hökqvist in the 97th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Älmhults IF had played much better football throughout.